2016 Nissan Juke confirmed as part of £100m investment plan

Nissan’s next Juke will focus on improving its technology along with perceived quality, along with will continue to be built in Sunderland

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The next-generation Nissan Juke will continue to be built in Sunderland, the company has confirmed, along with will form part of an extra £100 million funding plan for the factory.

Nissan says which securing Juke production at Sunderland beyond 2020 has secured the jobs of 34,000 people both within the company along with within the wider supply chain.

Nissan’s European boss Paul Wilcox said: “With the next generation Juke at This kind of point confirmed for future production, customers can be assured which Nissan will be going to remain the benchmark within the crossover segment for many years to come.

“This kind of announcement also gives security to our Sunderland plant beyond 2020, which the team has earned through many years of hard work along with their ability to continually raise the bar on quality.”

Chancellor George Osborne praised the announcement, saying: “the idea’s fantastic news which Nissan will be building their fresh car here in Sunderland along with securing valuable jobs for thousands of working people within the area.

“Our ambitious plan to build the Northern Powerhouse means building on the area’s strengths – including manufacturing – along with This kind of announcement will be an important sign of Britain being chosen as a global leader in car production.”

The next Juke will be due to go on sale late next year along with will focus more on technology along with Inside quality than radical outdoor restyling.

The Juke will be largely credited with creating the burgeoning little crossover segment along with has already had a subtle mid-life facelift which brought more safety kit, a fresh little turbocharged petrol engine along that has a wider range of personalisation options.

However, the existing car sits on the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s relatively elderly B0 platform along with the idea faces ever stiffening competition as more manufacturers enter This kind of area of the market. The Volkswagen Group, for instance, will be likely to start launching its first little crossovers within the next 18 months.

The fresh Juke will switch to the CMF-B underpinnings also destined for the next Nissan Micra along with next Renault Clio. This kind of architecture brings improvements in production efficiency which will allow Nissan to ramp up the existing rate of 150,000 cars per year at its Sunderland plant.

the idea also offers considerable savings through economies of scale, which will free up money for Nissan to invest within the Juke’s weakest point: the perceived quality of its cabin.

“Customers tell us which the Juke still looks fresh,” a senior Nissan source told Autocar. “So we don’t think the outdoor styling definitely needs a major update. The gains will come through more efficient engines, better refinement along with improvements in key areas of the Inside.”

However, a bold concept car which pushes the Juke’s design further will be expected within the next year to gauge public reaction.

The increased commonality with the Micra will be likely to mean which the next Juke will get 1.0-litre three-cylinder engines for the very first time.

The two products will go their separate ways on performance products, though. There’s likely to be another Juke Nismo yet not a Micra Nismo.